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The Lakewood Scoop

PHOTOS: Lakewood-Area Volunteers Raise Over $12 Million For Keren Olam HaTorah Campaign

Jun 23, 2026·2 min read

Hundreds of Shluchei D’Rabbanan, gabbaim, and fundraisers from across the greater Lakewood area gathered to celebrate the remarkable success of the historic Shutfei Olam HaTorah campaign, which raised more than $12 million through a grassroots effort supported by Klal Yisroel.

The campaign attracted contributions from over 20,000 donors and generated enough funding to cover an entire month of Keren Olam HaTorah’s budget, providing critical support for lomdei Torah around the world.

Gedolei Yisroel addressed the gathering and expressed their profound hakaras hatov to the many volunteers and fundraisers whose dedication and tireless efforts helped bring the campaign to fruition and strengthen support for Torah learning.

Among those who addressed the event were R’ Reuven Wolf, Chairman of Keren Olam HaTorah, and CEO R’ Zvi Belsky. Participants also heard divrei chizuk from HaGaon HaRav Chaim Peretz Berman shlit”a, Rosh Yeshivas Ponevezh, HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Hillel shlit”a, HaGaon HaRav Yehoshua Eichenstein shlit”a, and HaGaon HaRav Avraham Salim shlit”a.

Prior to the celebration, a massive “Momentum” call center operation was activated, bringing together hundreds of shluchei d’rabbanan along with hundreds of girls who collectively raised hundreds of thousands of dollars toward the campaign’s overall total.

The event concluded with spirited singing and dancing l’kavod HaTorah, marking the culmination of a historic fundraising effort and a powerful demonstration of unity in support of Torah institutions.

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